Jose Malgapo Taruc Jr. (; September 18, 1947 – September 30, 2017), also known as Joe Taruc, was a Filipino news anchor who worked at
DZRH in the
Philippines
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. He was one of the top-rating news anchors on radio. Aside from being a news anchor, Taruc was also the Senior-Vice President of the station.
Career
He was the news anchor of the 7:00 am newscast DZRH Pangunahing Balita as well as ''Damdaming Bayan'', one of the longest-running public affairs programs on the station. Taruc interviewed people about politics, mostly the president. He was also the pioneer of
ABS-CBN
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DZAQ Radyo Patrol (predecessor of
DZMM) before the Martial Law regime. Then in the 1980s, Taruc transferred to DWWW 630 of the Kanlaon Broadcasting System (now DZMM) where he teamed up with Tiya Dely Magpayo and
Noli de Castro in a morning program.
He also worked on DZBB Bisig Bayan 594 (later rebranded as Super Radyo) before his transfer to
DZRH in 1991, which he became the station manager and newscaster.
Aside from radio, Taruc also worked in films with
Phillip Salvador during the 1980s.
Personal life
Taruc had 3 sons and a daughter, including former ''
i-Witness'' host and documentarian, ''
One Balita Pilipinas''
news anchor
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
, and ''
Ride Radio'' TV and radio show host
Jay Taruc.
Death
He died on September 30, 2017, 12 days after his 70th birthday on September 18, 2017.
Filmography
Film
*''
Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim'' (1985)
*''
Orapronobis'' (1989)
*''Alab ng Lahi'' (2003)
TV/Radio
*''Liberty Live with Joe Taruc'' (
GMA) (1994-1996)
*''
Balitang Bayan Numero Uno'' (1987-2011)
*''
Todo Balita'' (1992-2008)
*''Unilab Newscast''
*''Pangunahing Balita'' (2008-2017)
*''
Damdaming Bayan'' (1991-2017)
Awards
* Broadcast Journalist of the Year for Radio—Hall of Fame Awardee (
Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards for 2005)
* Ka Doroy Valencia Broadcaster of the Year (16th
KBP Golden Dove Awards
The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP; ) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines which provides its members broadcasting standards. The KBP was organized on April 27, 1973 in order to promote professional and ethical s ...
, 2007)
See also
*
DZRH
*
Manila Broadcasting Company
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References
External links
DZRH Official Website*
1947 births
2017 deaths
Filipino radio personalities
GMA Network (company) people
ABS-CBN people
Radio Philippines Network people
Manila Broadcasting Company people
Filipino radio journalists
People from Nueva Ecija
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